There’s no denying that some people act crazy over the lottery. While we certainly get excited about the lottery a lot, sometimes people take their craziness to whole new levels.
Thankfully, there is a new site that caters to all lottery fans, including the crazy ones. Launched in 2020 by CrazyLottos Ltd., CrazyLottos is a lottery betting site through which you can win massive prizes.
In this CrazyLottos.com review, we will look at what this site has to offer. We will see if it is worth playing with or if you would be crazy to do so. (Sorry, we couldn’t resist.)
How Does CrazyLottos Work?
The first thing that you should know is that CrazyLottos.com is not a lottery agent. As such, it does not purchase tickets on behalf of players who order them on the site.
Instead, the site operates as a lottery betting agent. This means that any ticket you buy online is actually a bet against the outcome of a lottery draw.
To start placing bets, you will need to register a player account. You can do this by hitting the Register button at the top of each screen.
The registration process is straightforward and can be completed quickly. You will need to provide your name, age, physical address, email address, contact number, and identity number.
Once registered, you will receive a verification key in your inbox that you will need to enter on the site to confirm your email address and contact number. It is not necessary to do this immediately. However, you will need to complete it at some point.
Before you select your tickets, you will need to credit your player account. This needs to be done before you check out, as there is no option to deposit funds into your account during checkout.
To do this, simply click on the Deposit link at the top of your screen. From here, follow the onscreen prompts to deposit funds.
After you have deposited into your player account, you can select which of the lotteries you would like to play. Doing this is also pretty simple, as the website is similar to almost any other online lottery site.
After finding the lottery you want to play in, choose your numbers and simply add your tickets to your cart. Once you have all the tickets you want, simply confirm your order and head to the checkout.
Is CrazyLottos.com Legit or a Scam?
We don’t think that CrazyLottos.com is a scam. The site is operated by registered businesses in both Curacao and America. This means that they have gambling licenses and are regulated and checked up on.
However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that you should immediately start playing on the site. There are three things to consider that we dug up.
The first is the fact that the site is so new. Being a new site doesn’t automatically make a site untrustworthy. However, the site has not been around to prove itself and should, therefore, be used with caution.
The second thing is the user comments online that have already surfaced about the site. There are many user comments and other reviews that complain about how much it costs to place bets.
The site puts a rather ridiculous mark-up on entries, if we are honest. At the time of this review, a simple US Powerball bet was priced at €3.40. This equates to around US$4.16, which is a whole US$2.16 more than a standard ticket.
Sure, there are lottery agents, such as theLotter, that charge quite a bit more for tickets than the official lottery operators do. But in those cases, they are going out to buy physical tickets for you and scanning them so that you can access them in your user accounts.
Since that’s a lot of added convenience that they are providing, it makes sense that you’re paying extra. But CrazyLottos is a betting site, meaning there are essentially ZERO overhead costs involved in any transaction.
If this is not enough, there are the site terms and conditions. There is a nifty clause in there that states that, even if you win the jackpot by matching all numbers, the site will decide how much winnings to award you.
This means that, in essence, the advertised jackpots mean nothing and that the site will decide what you are eligible to receive.
All these things give us a significant pause, regardless of how trustworthy it seems, so we urge you to tread carefully.
Lotteries Available
There are not many lotteries available on the site. Thankfully, those that are available include some of the biggest and most popular international lotteries available today.
There are 17 great lotteries for you to choose from:
Australian Monday and Wednesday Lotto
Australian Powerball
Australian Saturday Lotto
California SuperLotto
US Powerball
Irish Lotto
UK Thunderball
New York Lotto
Florida Lotto
German Lotto 649
French Loto
Euro Jackpot
Mega Millions
EuroMillions
Oz Lotto
Hoosier Lotto
User Experience
One thing that we will say about the site is that it is very pretty to look at.
The design uses bright blues and plenty of white space to create nice contrasts that make looking at the site a pleasure. The fact that the site loads quickly also adds to how great it is to use.
The one thing that does become annoying quickly, however, is the site links. We are not sure why, but there were numerous times that we had to click on a link more than once to follow it.
This persisted after we switched browsers and replaced the batteries in our mouse. So, we are forced to conclude that this error is the site itself.
All navigation around the site is completed using the top menu bar. If we are honest, the links available here could be better. But they still work to help you get around. All other navigation is completed using the links in the page footer.
The site works well on mobile devices. This makes up for the fact that there is no dedicated application for Android or iOS.
CrazyLottos.com Extras
The site seems to have a lot of decent extras. We say that it seems this way because, even though they are advertised, they are not yet available.
Some of the features that are boasted about but yet to launch include an online casino, scratchers, and even some instant win games.
Features that are already available include only bundles. Three bundles allow you to purchase tickets for multiple lottery draws at a discounted price.
These prices are still rather pricey but are convenient if you want to purchase multiple tickets for different lotto draws at the same time.
Payment/Withdrawal Options
To be honest, we are surprised at the limited number of payment methods available. In fact, there are only these four:
Visa
MasterCard
American Express
JCB
If CrazyLotto wants to start appealing to a broader audience, they will need to implement more payment methods to cater to those of us that don’t have access to the ones listed above.
Withdrawals are also limited and make use of the same methods as those used for payment.
How to Claim Your Winnings
Should you be a lucky winner, you will be notified via your player account. The site is clear to state that they will only inform you of a win here and that they are not obligated to send you an email.
Once you have been notified that you are a winner, you can log in and follow the prompts to claim your winnings.
Amounts under €50,000 will be processed relatively quickly and credited to your player account. These amounts may only be released after user verification.
Amounts over this amount will take up to two weeks to be credited to your account and will require user verification before payment.
User verification requires you to submit copies of your identity documents, proof of banking details, and proof of your residential address.
Customer Support
The site states that there is a live chat function for support. It is clearly very well hidden, as we were unable to locate it at all.
There is also a help centre, where every link you click on returns with a “404 not found” error.
Thankfully, there is also a help page. Yes, a single page, that should give you a good overview of how the site operates. This page includes a support email address (support@crazylottos.com) for if you want to send an email to support.
Welcome Bonuses/Promotions
If you are a new player, you will have the option to choose one of three welcome packages. These are:
Buy one US Powerball line and get one free
Get 25% off on all six- or 12-month bundle subscriptions
Buy five Florida Lotto lines for only €5
These bonuses can be claimed when registering your player account for the first time.
There are also numerous promotions held by the site. At the time of our review, there were three currently active. These three were exactly the same as the welcome bonuses for new players.
This is rather annoying, as it shows that the site is not even bothered to work out different promotions for new players. Instead, it just gives them access to ones that existing players can already benefit from.
In essence, doing this takes away from the fact that there is a welcome bonus at all.
Rules and Regulations
The site makes no mention of any geographical locations that are banned from using of its services. The only rule stipulated is that you must be of legal age to gamble in your location.
In most cases, this means that you must be 18 years of age or older. There are some exceptions to this, like the UK where you only need to be 16 years of age.
However, some countries have very strict rules against online gambling, and that is why some very popular lotto betting sites are banned in those countries. So the fact that CrazyLottos doesn’t mention any restrictions at all is another red flag.
CrazyLottos.com Review Conclusion
CrazyLottos.com is doing a good job of entering a market that already has some really big players. The problem is, they are making the mistakes that the other big players have already overcome.
From advertising features that aren’t ready yet to having support options that don’t work, the site is not making a good first impression.
Add to this the ridiculous rule that the site can decide your winnings and the inflated ticket prices, and it is easy to want to take your business somewhere else.
For the time being, we are putting all this down to the site still being new. However, if these things don’t change, we would recommend you leave this site alone and take a look at the much better alternatives.
So hold up, they get to determine AFTER THE FACT how much they will pay out to people regardless of what the advertised jackpot was? DAFUQ???